SAN DIEGO — There are times when Madison Bumgarner’s temper on the mound is a Rottweiler held back by kite string.

He’ll bark at opponents with little apparent provocation, as he did to the Padres’ Wil Myers in the third inning of Tuesday night’s 5-1 victory at Petco Park. You don’t have to step on his property. Walking on the other side of the street can be enough. So can taking a too-big swing, or expressing frustration at popping up a pitch.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy has said he won’t talk to Bumgarner about dialing back his snarl. When it is your property being protected, a little menace without malice can be a good thing.

Bumgarner is pitching with edge after an uneven April, and every start is more sharp-toothed than the last. Brandon Crawford hit a three-run home run in the second inning and knocked in all five runs, and Bumgarner fired his 11th career complete game as the Giants (23-18) ran their winning streak to six games.

Bumgarner held the Padres to five hits and struck out 11 while improving to 4-0 with a 1.77 ERA over his past five starts.

“Well, he’s got an edge to him, you know?” Bochy said. “He’s so competitive. He plays with a lot of intensity, and that’s who he is. He’s a guy who lives with every pitch and every moment of the game. He gets excited at times.”

As benches-clearing incidents go, the Giants and Padres had a comparatively mild meeting of the minds in the third inning.

There were no right crosses connected, or even thrown. Cocktail parties don’t feature so much milling about. All the while, the grounds crew dutifully dragged the infield. By the time the relievers made their long and obligatory jog from the bullpen, it was over. They succeeded only in making fresh cleat marks.

No, it does not take much to inflame Bumgarner on the mound. It was hard to tell whether Myers offended him by calling timeout, or taking too long to get in the box or even taking too healthy a cut, by the pitcher’s reckoning, while striking out.

Bumgarner did not offer a reason, other than, “I just wanted to be mad for a minute.”

Told that Myers was a fellow North Carolinian, he said, “Must be. I could smell something on him. It must’ve been that.”

Bumgarner barked at Myers, then stared him down. Myers turned back with a look of incredulity.

“I was looking up to check the velo on the pitch,” Myers said. “I saw Madison staring at me. I said to him, which he couldn’t understand, ‘C’mon, man, don’t stare me down.’ He didn’t really know what I said. He just thought I was mouthing off.

“It’s one of those things where we got caught up in the heat of the game. The emotions are running high. People were competing out there. It wasn’t a big deal. It was a misunderstanding on both ends.”

Bumgarner began to walk in Myers’ direction and plate umpire Dale Scott positioned himself between them. Jake Peavy was one of the first players to dash out of the dugout, making sure the Giants’ left-handed ace would not have a clear path to an action the entire team would regret.

The Giants made their hard contact against Padres right-hander Colin Rea. Brandon Belt doubled to start the second inning, he stopped at third on Hunter Pence’s single and Crawford did not hesitate to swing after Rea threw him three pitches out of the strike zone.

Just four days earlier, Joe Panik swung at a 3-0 pitch for the first time in his career and hit a difference-making three-run home run at Arizona. But Crawford already knew what kind of damage could be done with a green light.

When he took Rea deep for a 423-foot shot to the beach beyond the center field fence, it marked the fifth time in his career that Crawford had put a 3-0 pitch into play. Crawford owns three home runs and a double on those five swings.

The Giants added a run in the sixth inning when Buster Posey doubled and scored on Crawford’s sacrifice fly.

Bumgarner did not require much support. He took a shutout into the ninth, when Matt Kemp led off the inning with a booming home run to left.

For more on the Giants, see the Giants Extra blog at . Follow Andrew Baggarly on Twitter at .

SAN DIEGO — There are times when Madison Bumgarner’s temper on the mound is a Rottweiler held back by kite string.

He’ll bark at opponents with little apparent provocation, as he did to the Padres’ Wil Myers in the third inning of Tuesday night’s 5-1 victory at Petco Park. You don’t have to step on his property. Walking on the other side of the street can be enough. So can taking a too-big swing, or expressing frustration at popping up a pitch.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy has said he won’t talk to Bumgarner about dialing back his snarl. When it is your property being protected, a little menace without malice can be a good thing.

Bumgarner is pitching with edge after an uneven April, and every start is more sharp-toothed than the last. Brandon Crawford hit a three-run home run in the second inning and knocked in all five runs, and Bumgarner fired his 11th career complete game as the Giants (23-18) ran their winning streak to six games.

Bumgarner held the Padres to five hits and struck out 11 while improving to 4-0 with a 1.77 ERA over his past five starts.

“Well, he’s got an edge to him, you know?” Bochy said. “He’s so competitive. He plays with a lot of intensity, and that’s who he is. He’s a guy who lives with every pitch and every moment of the game. He gets excited at times.”

As benches-clearing incidents go, the Giants and Padres had a comparatively mild meeting of the minds in the third inning.

There were no right crosses connected, or even thrown. Cocktail parties don’t feature so much milling about. All the while, the grounds crew dutifully dragged the infield. By the time the relievers made their long and obligatory jog from the bullpen, it was over. They succeeded only in making fresh cleat marks.

No, it does not take much to inflame Bumgarner on the mound. It was hard to tell whether Myers offended him by calling timeout, or taking too long to get in the box or even taking too healthy a cut, by the pitcher’s reckoning, while striking out.

Bumgarner did not offer a reason, other than, “I just wanted to be mad for a minute.”

Told that Myers was a fellow North Carolinian, he said, “Must be. I could smell something on him. It must’ve been that.”

Bumgarner barked at Myers, then stared him down. Myers turned back with a look of incredulity.

“I was looking up to check the velo on the pitch,” Myers said. “I saw Madison staring at me. I said to him, which he couldn’t understand, ‘C’mon, man, don’t stare me down.’ He didn’t really know what I said. He just thought I was mouthing off.

“It’s one of those things where we got caught up in the heat of the game. The emotions are running high. People were competing out there. It wasn’t a big deal. It was a misunderstanding on both ends.”

Bumgarner began to walk in Myers’ direction and plate umpire Dale Scott positioned himself between them. Jake Peavy was one of the first players to dash out of the dugout, making sure the Giants’ left-handed ace would not have a clear path to an action the entire team would regret.

The Giants made their hard contact against Padres right-hander Colin Rea. Brandon Belt doubled to start the second inning, he stopped at third on Hunter Pence’s single and Crawford did not hesitate to swing after Rea threw him three pitches out of the strike zone.

Just four days earlier, Joe Panik swung at a 3-0 pitch for the first time in his career and hit a difference-making three-run home run at Arizona. But Crawford already knew what kind of damage could be done with a green light.

When he took Rea deep for a 423-foot shot to the beach beyond the center field fence, it marked the fifth time in his career that Crawford had put a 3-0 pitch into play. Crawford owns three home runs and a double on those five swings.

The Giants added a run in the sixth inning when Buster Posey doubled and scored on Crawford’s sacrifice fly.

Bumgarner did not require much support. He took a shutout into the ninth, when Matt Kemp led off the inning with a booming home run to left.

For more on the Giants, see the Giants Extra blog at . Follow Andrew Baggarly on Twitter at .

SAN DIEGO — There are times when Madison Bumgarner’s temper on the mound is a Rottweiler held back by kite string.

He’ll bark at opponents with little apparent provocation, as he did to the Padres’ Wil Myers in the third inning of Tuesday night’s 5-1 victory at Petco Park. You don’t have to step on his property. Walking on the other side of the street can be enough. So can taking a too-big swing, or expressing frustration at popping up a pitch.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy has said he won’t talk to Bumgarner about dialing back his snarl. When it is your property being protected, a little menace without malice can be a good thing.

Bumgarner is pitching with edge after an uneven April, and every start is more sharp-toothed than the last. Brandon Crawford hit a three-run home run in the second inning and knocked in all five runs, and Bumgarner fired his 11th career complete game as the Giants (23-18) ran their winning streak to six games.

Bumgarner held the Padres to five hits and struck out 11 while improving to 4-0 with a 1.77 ERA over his past five starts.

“Well, he’s got an edge to him, you know?” Bochy said. “He’s so competitive. He plays with a lot of intensity, and that’s who he is. He’s a guy who lives with every pitch and every moment of the game. He gets excited at times.”

As benches-clearing incidents go, the Giants and Padres had a comparatively mild meeting of the minds in the third inning.

There were no right crosses connected, or even thrown. Cocktail parties don’t feature so much milling about. All the while, the grounds crew dutifully dragged the infield. By the time the relievers made their long and obligatory jog from the bullpen, it was over. They succeeded only in making fresh cleat marks.

No, it does not take much to inflame Bumgarner on the mound. It was hard to tell whether Myers offended him by calling timeout, or taking too long to get in the box or even taking too healthy a cut, by the pitcher’s reckoning, while striking out.

Bumgarner did not offer a reason, other than, “I just wanted to be mad for a minute.”

Told that Myers was a fellow North Carolinian, he said, “Must be. I could smell something on him. It must’ve been that.”

Bumgarner barked at Myers, then stared him down. Myers turned back with a look of incredulity.

“I was looking up to check the velo on the pitch,” Myers said. “I saw Madison staring at me. I said to him, which he couldn’t understand, ‘C’mon, man, don’t stare me down.’ He didn’t really know what I said. He just thought I was mouthing off.

“It’s one of those things where we got caught up in the heat of the game. The emotions are running high. People were competing out there. It wasn’t a big deal. It was a misunderstanding on both ends.”

Bumgarner began to walk in Myers’ direction and plate umpire Dale Scott positioned himself between them. Jake Peavy was one of the first players to dash out of the dugout, making sure the Giants’ left-handed ace would not have a clear path to an action the entire team would regret.

The Giants made their hard contact against Padres right-hander Colin Rea. Brandon Belt doubled to start the second inning, he stopped at third on Hunter Pence’s single and Crawford did not hesitate to swing after Rea threw him three pitches out of the strike zone.

Just four days earlier, Joe Panik swung at a 3-0 pitch for the first time in his career and hit a difference-making three-run home run at Arizona. But Crawford already knew what kind of damage could be done with a green light.

When he took Rea deep for a 423-foot shot to the beach beyond the center field fence, it marked the fifth time in his career that Crawford had put a 3-0 pitch into play. Crawford owns three home runs and a double on those five swings.

The Giants added a run in the sixth inning when Buster Posey doubled and scored on Crawford’s sacrifice fly.

Bumgarner did not require much support. He took a shutout into the ninth, when Matt Kemp led off the inning with a booming home run to left.

For more on the Giants, see the Giants Extra blog at . Follow Andrew Baggarly on Twitter at .

SAN DIEGO — There are times when Madison Bumgarner’s temper on the mound is a Rottweiler held back by kite string.

He’ll bark at opponents with little apparent provocation, as he did to the Padres’ Wil Myers in the third inning of Tuesday night’s 5-1 victory at Petco Park. You don’t have to step on his property. Walking on the other side of the street can be enough. So can taking a too-big swing, or expressing frustration at popping up a pitch.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy has said he won’t talk to Bumgarner about dialing back his snarl. When it is your property being protected, a little menace without malice can be a good thing.

Bumgarner is pitching with edge after an uneven April, and every start is more sharp-toothed than the last. Brandon Crawford hit a three-run home run in the second inning and knocked in all five runs, and Bumgarner fired his 11th career complete game as the Giants (23-18) ran their winning streak to six games.

Bumgarner held the Padres to five hits and struck out 11 while improving to 4-0 with a 1.77 ERA over his past five starts.

“Well, he’s got an edge to him, you know?” Bochy said. “He’s so competitive. He plays with a lot of intensity, and that’s who he is. He’s a guy who lives with every pitch and every moment of the game. He gets excited at times.”

As benches-clearing incidents go, the Giants and Padres had a comparatively mild meeting of the minds in the third inning.

There were no right crosses connected, or even thrown. Cocktail parties don’t feature so much milling about. All the while, the grounds crew dutifully dragged the infield. By the time the relievers made their long and obligatory jog from the bullpen, it was over. They succeeded only in making fresh cleat marks.

No, it does not take much to inflame Bumgarner on the mound. It was hard to tell whether Myers offended him by calling timeout, or taking too long to get in the box or even taking too healthy a cut, by the pitcher’s reckoning, while striking out.

Bumgarner did not offer a reason, other than, “I just wanted to be mad for a minute.”

Told that Myers was a fellow North Carolinian, he said, “Must be. I could smell something on him. It must’ve been that.”

Bumgarner barked at Myers, then stared him down. Myers turned back with a look of incredulity.

“I was looking up to check the velo on the pitch,” Myers said. “I saw Madison staring at me. I said to him, which he couldn’t understand, ‘C’mon, man, don’t stare me down.’ He didn’t really know what I said. He just thought I was mouthing off.

“It’s one of those things where we got caught up in the heat of the game. The emotions are running high. People were competing out there. It wasn’t a big deal. It was a misunderstanding on both ends.”

Bumgarner began to walk in Myers’ direction and plate umpire Dale Scott positioned himself between them. Jake Peavy was one of the first players to dash out of the dugout, making sure the Giants’ left-handed ace would not have a clear path to an action the entire team would regret.

The Giants made their hard contact against Padres right-hander Colin Rea. Brandon Belt doubled to start the second inning, he stopped at third on Hunter Pence’s single and Crawford did not hesitate to swing after Rea threw him three pitches out of the strike zone.

Just four days earlier, Joe Panik swung at a 3-0 pitch for the first time in his career and hit a difference-making three-run home run at Arizona. But Crawford already knew what kind of damage could be done with a green light.

When he took Rea deep for a 423-foot shot to the beach beyond the center field fence, it marked the fifth time in his career that Crawford had put a 3-0 pitch into play. Crawford owns three home runs and a double on those five swings.

The Giants added a run in the sixth inning when Buster Posey doubled and scored on Crawford’s sacrifice fly.

Bumgarner did not require much support. He took a shutout into the ninth, when Matt Kemp led off the inning with a booming home run to left.

For more on the Giants, see the Giants Extra blog at . Follow Andrew Baggarly on Twitter at .

SAN DIEGO — There are times when Madison Bumgarner’s temper on the mound is a Rottweiler held back by kite string.

He’ll bark at opponents with little apparent provocation, as he did to the Padres’ Wil Myers in the third inning of Tuesday night’s 5-1 victory at Petco Park. You don’t have to step on his property. Walking on the other side of the street can be enough. So can taking a too-big swing, or expressing frustration at popping up a pitch.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy has said he won’t talk to Bumgarner about dialing back his snarl. When it is your property being protected, a little menace without malice can be a good thing.

Bumgarner is pitching with edge after an uneven April, and every start is more sharp-toothed than the last. Brandon Crawford hit a three-run home run in the second inning and knocked in all five runs, and Bumgarner fired his 11th career complete game as the Giants (23-18) ran their winning streak to six games.

Bumgarner held the Padres to five hits and struck out 11 while improving to 4-0 with a 1.77 ERA over his past five starts.

“Well, he’s got an edge to him, you know?” Bochy said. “He’s so competitive. He plays with a lot of intensity, and that’s who he is. He’s a guy who lives with every pitch and every moment of the game. He gets excited at times.”

As benches-clearing incidents go, the Giants and Padres had a comparatively mild meeting of the minds in the third inning.

There were no right crosses connected, or even thrown. Cocktail parties don’t feature so much milling about. All the while, the grounds crew dutifully dragged the infield. By the time the relievers made their long and obligatory jog from the bullpen, it was over. They succeeded only in making fresh cleat marks.

No, it does not take much to inflame Bumgarner on the mound. It was hard to tell whether Myers offended him by calling timeout, or taking too long to get in the box or even taking too healthy a cut, by the pitcher’s reckoning, while striking out.

Bumgarner did not offer a reason, other than, “I just wanted to be mad for a minute.”

Told that Myers was a fellow North Carolinian, he said, “Must be. I could smell something on him. It must’ve been that.”

Bumgarner barked at Myers, then stared him down. Myers turned back with a look of incredulity.

“I was looking up to check the velo on the pitch,” Myers said. “I saw Madison staring at me. I said to him, which he couldn’t understand, ‘C’mon, man, don’t stare me down.’ He didn’t really know what I said. He just thought I was mouthing off.

“It’s one of those things where we got caught up in the heat of the game. The emotions are running high. People were competing out there. It wasn’t a big deal. It was a misunderstanding on both ends.”

Bumgarner began to walk in Myers’ direction and plate umpire Dale Scott positioned himself between them. Jake Peavy was one of the first players to dash out of the dugout, making sure the Giants’ left-handed ace would not have a clear path to an action the entire team would regret.

The Giants made their hard contact against Padres right-hander Colin Rea. Brandon Belt doubled to start the second inning, he stopped at third on Hunter Pence’s single and Crawford did not hesitate to swing after Rea threw him three pitches out of the strike zone.

Just four days earlier, Joe Panik swung at a 3-0 pitch for the first time in his career and hit a difference-making three-run home run at Arizona. But Crawford already knew what kind of damage could be done with a green light.

When he took Rea deep for a 423-foot shot to the beach beyond the center field fence, it marked the fifth time in his career that Crawford had put a 3-0 pitch into play. Crawford owns three home runs and a double on those five swings.

The Giants added a run in the sixth inning when Buster Posey doubled and scored on Crawford’s sacrifice fly.

Bumgarner did not require much support. He took a shutout into the ninth, when Matt Kemp led off the inning with a booming home run to left.

For more on the Giants, see the Giants Extra blog at . Follow Andrew Baggarly on Twitter at .

SAN DIEGO — There are times when Madison Bumgarner’s temper on the mound is a Rottweiler held back by kite string.

He’ll bark at opponents with little apparent provocation, as he did to the Padres’ Wil Myers in the third inning of Tuesday night’s 5-1 victory at Petco Park. You don’t have to step on his property. Walking on the other side of the street can be enough. So can taking a too-big swing, or expressing frustration at popping up a pitch.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy has said he won’t talk to Bumgarner about dialing back his snarl. When it is your property being protected, a little menace without malice can be a good thing.

Bumgarner is pitching with edge after an uneven April, and every start is more sharp-toothed than the last. Brandon Crawford hit a three-run home run in the second inning and knocked in all five runs, and Bumgarner fired his 11th career complete game as the Giants (23-18) ran their winning streak to six games.

Bumgarner held the Padres to five hits and struck out 11 while improving to 4-0 with a 1.77 ERA over his past five starts.

“Well, he’s got an edge to him, you know?” Bochy said. “He’s so competitive. He plays with a lot of intensity, and that’s who he is. He’s a guy who lives with every pitch and every moment of the game. He gets excited at times.”

As benches-clearing incidents go, the Giants and Padres had a comparatively mild meeting of the minds in the third inning.

There were no right crosses connected, or even thrown. Cocktail parties don’t feature so much milling about. All the while, the grounds crew dutifully dragged the infield. By the time the relievers made their long and obligatory jog from the bullpen, it was over. They succeeded only in making fresh cleat marks.

No, it does not take much to inflame Bumgarner on the mound. It was hard to tell whether Myers offended him by calling timeout, or taking too long to get in the box or even taking too healthy a cut, by the pitcher’s reckoning, while striking out.

Bumgarner did not offer a reason, other than, “I just wanted to be mad for a minute.”

Told that Myers was a fellow North Carolinian, he said, “Must be. I could smell something on him. It must’ve been that.”

Bumgarner barked at Myers, then stared him down. Myers turned back with a look of incredulity.

“I was looking up to check the velo on the pitch,” Myers said. “I saw Madison staring at me. I said to him, which he couldn’t understand, ‘C’mon, man, don’t stare me down.’ He didn’t really know what I said. He just thought I was mouthing off.

“It’s one of those things where we got caught up in the heat of the game. The emotions are running high. People were competing out there. It wasn’t a big deal. It was a misunderstanding on both ends.”

Bumgarner began to walk in Myers’ direction and plate umpire Dale Scott positioned himself between them. Jake Peavy was one of the first players to dash out of the dugout, making sure the Giants’ left-handed ace would not have a clear path to an action the entire team would regret.

The Giants made their hard contact against Padres right-hander Colin Rea. Brandon Belt doubled to start the second inning, he stopped at third on Hunter Pence’s single and Crawford did not hesitate to swing after Rea threw him three pitches out of the strike zone.

Just four days earlier, Joe Panik swung at a 3-0 pitch for the first time in his career and hit a difference-making three-run home run at Arizona. But Crawford already knew what kind of damage could be done with a green light.

When he took Rea deep for a 423-foot shot to the beach beyond the center field fence, it marked the fifth time in his career that Crawford had put a 3-0 pitch into play. Crawford owns three home runs and a double on those five swings.

The Giants added a run in the sixth inning when Buster Posey doubled and scored on Crawford’s sacrifice fly.

Bumgarner did not require much support. He took a shutout into the ninth, when Matt Kemp led off the inning with a booming home run to left.

For more on the Giants, see the Giants Extra blog at . Follow Andrew Baggarly on Twitter at .

SAN DIEGO — There are times when Madison Bumgarner’s temper on the mound is a Rottweiler held back by kite string.

He’ll bark at opponents with little apparent provocation, as he did to the Padres’ Wil Myers in the third inning of Tuesday night’s 5-1 victory at Petco Park. You don’t have to step on his property. Walking on the other side of the street can be enough. So can taking a too-big swing, or expressing frustration at popping up a pitch.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy has said he won’t talk to Bumgarner about dialing back his snarl. When it is your property being protected, a little menace without malice can be a good thing.

Bumgarner is pitching with edge after an uneven April, and every start is more sharp-toothed than the last. Brandon Crawford hit a three-run home run in the second inning and knocked in all five runs, and Bumgarner fired his 11th career complete game as the Giants (23-18) ran their winning streak to six games.

Bumgarner held the Padres to five hits and struck out 11 while improving to 4-0 with a 1.77 ERA over his past five starts.

“Well, he’s got an edge to him, you know?” Bochy said. “He’s so competitive. He plays with a lot of intensity, and that’s who he is. He’s a guy who lives with every pitch and every moment of the game. He gets excited at times.”

As benches-clearing incidents go, the Giants and Padres had a comparatively mild meeting of the minds in the third inning.

There were no right crosses connected, or even thrown. Cocktail parties don’t feature so much milling about. All the while, the grounds crew dutifully dragged the infield. By the time the relievers made their long and obligatory jog from the bullpen, it was over. They succeeded only in making fresh cleat marks.

No, it does not take much to inflame Bumgarner on the mound. It was hard to tell whether Myers offended him by calling timeout, or taking too long to get in the box or even taking too healthy a cut, by the pitcher’s reckoning, while striking out.

Bumgarner did not offer a reason, other than, “I just wanted to be mad for a minute.”

Told that Myers was a fellow North Carolinian, he said, “Must be. I could smell something on him. It must’ve been that.”

Bumgarner barked at Myers, then stared him down. Myers turned back with a look of incredulity.

“I was looking up to check the velo on the pitch,” Myers said. “I saw Madison staring at me. I said to him, which he couldn’t understand, ‘C’mon, man, don’t stare me down.’ He didn’t really know what I said. He just thought I was mouthing off.

“It’s one of those things where we got caught up in the heat of the game. The emotions are running high. People were competing out there. It wasn’t a big deal. It was a misunderstanding on both ends.”

Bumgarner began to walk in Myers’ direction and plate umpire Dale Scott positioned himself between them. Jake Peavy was one of the first players to dash out of the dugout, making sure the Giants’ left-handed ace would not have a clear path to an action the entire team would regret.

The Giants made their hard contact against Padres right-hander Colin Rea. Brandon Belt doubled to start the second inning, he stopped at third on Hunter Pence’s single and Crawford did not hesitate to swing after Rea threw him three pitches out of the strike zone.

Just four days earlier, Joe Panik swung at a 3-0 pitch for the first time in his career and hit a difference-making three-run home run at Arizona. But Crawford already knew what kind of damage could be done with a green light.

When he took Rea deep for a 423-foot shot to the beach beyond the center field fence, it marked the fifth time in his career that Crawford had put a 3-0 pitch into play. Crawford owns three home runs and a double on those five swings.

The Giants added a run in the sixth inning when Buster Posey doubled and scored on Crawford’s sacrifice fly.

Bumgarner did not require much support. He took a shutout into the ninth, when Matt Kemp led off the inning with a booming home run to left.

For more on the Giants, see the Giants Extra blog at . Follow Andrew Baggarly on Twitter at .